EP1369882A1 - Magnetowiderstandseffektfilm und Spinventil-Wiedergabekopf - Google Patents

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EP1369882A1
EP1369882A1 EP03251056A EP03251056A EP1369882A1 EP 1369882 A1 EP1369882 A1 EP 1369882A1 EP 03251056 A EP03251056 A EP 03251056A EP 03251056 A EP03251056 A EP 03251056A EP 1369882 A1 EP1369882 A1 EP 1369882A1
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  • the present invention relates to a magnetoresitance effect film and a spin valve reproducing head.
  • the abutted type head includes: a magnetic sensing section 11 which is made of a spin valve film and whose width is equal to that of a track of a recording medium; biasing sections 13 which are made of hard magnetic layers so as to stably magnetize a free magnetic layer 12; and terminal sections 14 for supplying a sensing electric current to the magnetic sensing section 11.
  • the biasing sections 13 are provided on the both sides of the magnetic sensing section 11, and they are magnetized, for example, rightward in the drawing. Magnetic fields leaked from the biasing sections 13 are applied to the magnetic sensing section 11 as biasing magnetic fields.
  • the free magnetic layer 12 of the magnetic sensing section 11 is made of, for example, a soft magnetic layer whose magnetic coercive force is 50e or less, and it is magnetized rightward in the drawing by the magnetic fields leaked from the biasing sections 13 or the hard magnetic layers. Therefore, even if no magnetic field is given from the recording medium, the free magnetic layer 12 can be magnetized in one direction. With this structure, variation of base lines of reproducing signals can be limited, and the signals can be stably reproduced.
  • the width of the magnetic sensing section 11 is made narrower.
  • the magnetic sensing section 11 whose width is 1 ⁇ m or less, it is difficult to stably reproduce signals due to unstable zones "A". Since the unstable zones "A" are separated away from the hard magnetic layers 13, the biasing magnetic fields are smaller than that of dead zones "B", in which the hard magnetic layers 13 are connected, and the unstable zones "A” cannot be completely magnetized in one direction. If the unstable zones "A" are diagonally magnetized with respect to the biasing magnetic fields, base lines of reproducing signals are varied, so that the signals cannot be stably reproduced.
  • Fig. 12 shows a terminal-overlay type head
  • Fig. 13 shows an exchange bias type head. They have been developed to overcome the disadvantage of the abutted type head.
  • terminal sections 14 which supply a sensing current, overlays the unstable zones "A".
  • the sensing current runs between the terminal sections 14 only. Therefore, no current passes through the unstable zones "A".
  • the zones, through which no sensing current passes, do not badly influence reproduction voltage, so that the unstable zones can be removed.
  • the terminal-overlay type head has a following disadvantage.
  • width of the unstable zone "A" is, for example, 0.05 ⁇ m
  • preferable width of an overlaying part is 0.05 ⁇ m. But it is difficult to make such the narrow overlaying part without deviation by a conventional manner. Especially, if width of the sensing section 11 is 0.5 ⁇ m or less, it is highly difficult to make the head.
  • a biasing section 15 which is made of an antiferromagnetic film generating a switched connection, covers an end part of the free magnetic layer 12 without the hard magnetic layer 13 as shown in Fig. 13.
  • a switched connection magnetic field directly magnetizes the free magnetic layer 12 in one direction, so that stable magnetizing can be executed.
  • the switched connection magnetic field is not influenced by a distance from the biasing section 15. Therefore, a great bias magnetic field is applied to a zone connected to the antiferromagnetic film 15, and the unstable zones can be removed, so that the free magnetic layer 12 can be stably magnetized.
  • a spin valve film 20 is formed (see Fig. 1), and a resist pattern 21 is formed on the spin valve film 20 by photolithography (see Fig. 2).
  • the spin valve film 20 is ion-milled or ion-etched with the resist pattern 21, which acts as a mask, so as to form into a trapezoid (see Fig. 3).
  • the resist pattern 21 is once removed (see Fig. 4), and another resist pattern 22, whose width is defined by the width of the sensing section and narrower than that of the resist pattern 21 shown in Fig. 2, is formed by photolithography (see Fig. 5).
  • the spin valve film 20 is ion-milled to remove useless substances thereon.
  • the antiferromagnetic film 15 is formed by sputtering (see Fig. 7), and the resist pattern 22 is removed (see Fig. 8).
  • the above described process is almost equal to a process of manufacturing the terminal-overlay type head.
  • the free magnetic layer 12 of the exchange bias type head can be stably magnetized.
  • the superior exchange bias type head has never been used as a reproducing head. The reason is that intensity of the switched connection magnetic field between the antiferromagnetic film 15 and the free magnetic layer 12 is low so that a sufficient bias magnetic field cannot be applied to the free magnetic layer 12. The inventor thinks that if the ion milling for removing the useless substances (see Fig. 6) is insufficient, a sufficient bias magnetic field cannot be applied to the free magnetic layer 12.
  • Metal tantalum (Ta) has been used as a surface protection layer for protecting the spin valve film 20.
  • the reasons are: tantalum and tantalum oxides are highly chemically stable; and their resistivity (p) is high, e.g., 180 ⁇ m, so spin valve characteristics are not influenced even if thickness of the film is slightly varied.
  • the protection layer for protecting the spin valve film 20 includes tantalum
  • the free magnetic layer 12 whose sputtering rate is 1.2-1.5
  • the intensity of the switched connection magnetic field must be lower.
  • tantalum is partially left as residue, the switched connection between the antiferromagnetic film 15 and the free magnetic layer 12 must be weak.
  • Embodiments of the present invention may provide a spin valve reproducing head having a narrow track width and high stability and a method of manufacturing the same.
  • Another embodiment may provide a magnetoresistance effect film for said spin valve reproducing head.
  • the present invention may have the following structures.
  • the magnetoresistance effect film of the present invention comprises a fixed magnetic layer, a non-magnetic layer, and a free magnetic layer piled in that order, wherein a non-magnetic electric conductive layer, whose resistivity is lower than that of the free magnetic layer, and an etching stop layer, whose sputtering rate is higher than that of tantalum and lower than that of copper, are piled on the free magnetic layer in that order.
  • a magnetoresistance effect film comprising a fixed magnetic layer, a non-magnetic layer and a free magnetic layer piled in that order, characterized in that a non-magnetic electric conductive layer, whose resistivity is lower than that of the free magnetic layer, an etching stop layer, whose sputtering rate is higher than that of tantalum and lower than that of copper, and an oxidation-resistant metal layer are piled on the free magnetic layer in that order.
  • a spin valve reproducing head comprising: a base layer including a lower shielding layer; a magnetoresistance effect film having a magnetic sensing section and being formed on the base layer; biasing sections being formed on both sides of the magnetoresistance effect film; terminal sections for supplying a sensing current to the magnetic sensing section; an insulating layer covering over the magnetoresistance effect film, the biasing sections and the terminal sections; and an upper shielding layer formed on the insulating layer, wherein the magnetoresistance effect film includes a fixed magnetic layer, a non-magnetic layer and a free magnetic layer piled in that order, and a non-magnetic electric conductive layer, whose resistivity is lower than that of the free magnetic layer, and an etching stop layer, whose sputtering rate is higher than that of tantalum and lower than that of copper, are piled on the free magnetic layer in that order.
  • a method of manufacturing a spin valve reproducing head comprising the steps of: forming a base layer including a lower shielding layer; forming a magnetoresistance effect film having a magnetic sensing section and being formed on the base layer; forming biasing sections being formed on both sides of the magnetoresistance effect film; forming terminal sections for supplying a sensing current to the magnetic sensing section; forming an insulating layer covering over the magnetoresistance effect film, the biasing sections and the terminal sections; and forming an upper shielding layer formed on the insulating layer, characterized in that the magnetoresistance effect film is formed by piling at least a fixed magnetic layer, a non-magnetic layer, a free magnetic layer, a non-magnetic electric conductive layer whose resistivity is lower than that of the free magnetic layer, an etching stop layer whose sputtering rate is higher than that of tantalum and lower than that of copper, and an oxidation-resistant metal layer in that order,
  • a great switched connection magnetic field can be generated in an exchange bias type reproducing head, and signals recorded in a narrow track can be stably reproduced.
  • the sensing current can be run between the terminal sections only, so that reproducing track width of the head can be narrower.
  • a non-magnetic electric conductive layer whose resistivity is lower than that of said free magnetic layer, an etching stop layer, whose sputtering rate is higher than that of tantalum and lower than that of copper, and an oxidation-resistant metal layer are piled on a free magnetic layer in that order as a protection layer.
  • the protection layer is employed instead of the known protection layer including tantalum.
  • the non-magnetic electric conductive layer having low resistivity By the non-magnetic electric conductive layer having low resistivity is used, variation of amount of etching or ion milling does not badly influence characteristics of an element. If the free magnetic layer 12 is directly ion-milled or directly plasma-cleaned before forming an insulating film, magnetic characteristics and magnetoresistance effect of the free magnetic layer 12 are badly influenced. To solve the problem, an intermediate layer is formed between the etching stop layer, which will be partially removed by ion milling or plasma cleaning, and the free magnetic layer.
  • the intermediate layer is made of a material whose resistivity is lower than that of the free magnetic layer 12, a sensing electric current can be run between terminals only, so that reproducing track width can be narrower; if the intermediate layer is made of a material whose resistivity is higher than that of the free magnetic layer 12, the sensing current runs through overlaid terminals and a part under an exchange layer, so that the reproducing track width must be wider.
  • the resistivity of the intermediate layer should be lower. Further, the intermediate layer must be a non-magnetic layer so as not to badly influence magnetizing of the free magnetic layer 12.
  • the intermediate layer is made of copper, silver, gold and their alloy (see TABLE 1).
  • Material Resistivity Material Resistivity Ag 1.62 Fe 9.8 Al 2.65 Ni 6.9 Al 2 O 3 ----- Pd 10.4 Au 2.2 Pt 10.6 Co 7.0 Ru 7.46 Cr 18.9 ⁇ -Ta 180 Cu 1.72 Ta 2 O 5 ----
  • the etching stop layer should have relatively low etching rate so as not to etch the non-magnetic electric conductive layer, which has low resistivity, while plasma cleaning.
  • the etching rate correlates with the sputtering rate, so the etching rate can be known on the basis of the sputtering rate.
  • TABLE 2 shows sputtering rate of a simple metal sputtered with argon ions whose energy is 600 eV.
  • the sputtering rate of non-magnetic electric conductive metals having low resistivity are Cu: 2.30, Ag: 3.40, and Au: 2.43, therefore the etching stop layer is preferably made of a material whose sputtering rate is lower than that of said non-magnetic electric conductive metals.
  • the preferable metals are Al, Co, Cr, Fe, Ni, Pt and Ru.
  • the sputtering rate of Al 2 O 3 , Ta and Ta 2 O 5 are also low, but they will be left as residue by ion milling and no switched connection magnetic field will be generated. So they are improper metals. Therefore, the preferable sputtering rate of the etching stop layer is higher than that of Ta and lower than that of Cu. According to the TABLE 2, the preferable range of the sputtering rate is 0.62-2.30.
  • the sputtering rate is made lower, so the oxidation-resistant layer is formed to prevent oxidization.
  • gold, silver, platinum, palladium and their alloy may be employed as the oxidation-resistant layer.
  • the sputtering rate of the oxidation-resistant layer is higher than that of the etching stop layer.
  • the sputtering rate of said metals are higher than that of the etching stop layer.
  • platinum may act as the non-magnetic electric conductive layer.
  • Material Sputtering Rate Material Sputtering Rate Ag 3.40 Fe 1.26 Al 1.24 Ni 1.52 Al 2 O 3 0.18 Pd 2.39 Au 2.43 Pt 1.56 Co 1.36 Ru 1.30 Cr 1.30 ⁇ -Ta 0.62 Cu 2.30 Ta 2 O 5 0.15
  • alumina layer whose thickness is several ⁇ m, is formed on an alumina substrate (wafer), to which titanium carbide has been added, as an insulating layer. Then, a parmalloy layer, whose thickness is several ⁇ m, is formed as a lower shielding layer. Next, an alumina layer, whose thickness is about 0.03 ⁇ m, is formed as a gap layer, then a spin valve film is formed thereon.
  • the structure of the spin valve film is NiCr 6nm/PtMn 20mn/CoFe 2 nm/Cu 2 nm/CoFe 1 nm/NiFe 4 nm/ Au 0.5 nm/NiCr 2 nm/Au 1 nm.
  • the film is formed by continuous sputtering.
  • the structure of the spin valve film 20 is shown in Fig. 10.
  • a base layer 30 is NiCr 6nm; an antiferromagnetic layer 31 is PtMn 20nm; a fixed magnetic layer 32 is CoFe 2 nm; a non-magnetic layer 33 is Cu 2 nm; and a free magnetic layer 34 is CoFe 1 nm/NiFe 4 nm.
  • a protection layer is Au 0.5 nm/NiCr 2 nm/Au 1 nm, in which a non-magnetic electric conductive layer 35 is Au 0.5 nm; an etching stop layer 36 is NiCr 2 nm; and an oxidation-resistant layer 37 is Au 1 nm.
  • the layer of Au 0.5 nm may be Cu or Ag 0.5 nm.
  • the layer of NiCr 2 nm may be Al, Cr or Ru 2 nm.
  • the layer of Au 1 nm may be Ag 1 nm.
  • the spin valve film 20 is heat-treated in a magnetic field, by a known manner, so as to switch-connect the PtMn layer and the CoFe layer of 2 nm.
  • the resist pattern 21 is formed by photolithography (see Fig. 2), the spin valve film 20 is formed into trapezoid by ion milling (see Fig. 3), the resist pattern 21 is removed by a resist removing agent (see Fig. 4), another resist pattern 22 is formed by photolithography (see Fig. 5), and the connected part is ion-milled (see Fig. 6).
  • the ion milling is executed under proper conditions so as to remove a part of the protection layer (Au 0.5 nm/NiCr 2 nm/Au 1 nm) of the spin valve film 20 and so as not to remove the NiFe layer.
  • the antiferromagnetic film 15 is formed without taking out the wafer from a vacuum chamber (see Fig. 7), and the resist pattern 22 is removed together with the antiferromagnetic film 15 (see Fig. 8). Then, the wafer is heat-treated in a magnetic field, by a known manner, so as to regularize the antiferromagnetic film 15.
  • the terminal sections 14 made of gold (Au) are formed, and an alumina insulating layer 24, whose thickness is about 0.02 ⁇ m, is formed to wholly cover the wafer.
  • an upper shielding layer 25 which is made of NiFe and whose thickness is several ⁇ m, is formed (see Fig. 9). Note that, a ground layer 26 is shown in Fig. 9.
  • the plasma cleaning is executed before forming the alumina insulating layer 24.
  • Conditions of the plasma cleaning is properly selected so as to etch and remove the Au 1 nm layer of the protection layer or further etch and remove a part of the NiCr 2 nm layer, which is located under the Au 1 nm layer.
  • the plasma cleaning must be executed so as to leave at least the Au 0.5 nm layer (the non-magnetic electric conductive layer having low resistivity).
  • the wafer is finally cut to form a plurality of elements for spin valve reproducing heads.
  • the terminal-overlay type elements can be manufactured by the same process, so that the sensing current can be run between the terminal sections only, and reproducing track width of the head can be narrower.

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